15 King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted“kings don’t abdicate,they dare in their sleep.”But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the repubpcan left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down.So,does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is ...
King Carlos IV of Spain by Francisco de Goya, 1789; Credit – Wikipedia Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego was born on November 11, 1748, at theRoyal Palace of Porticiin Portici,Kingdom of Naples, now in Italy. He was the seventh of the...
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The case against the duke is one of several big fraud scandals in Spanish courts, most dating to the real estate boom before the current global financial crisis when local governments went on spending sprees. Spain's royals have distanced the duke from events. Urdangarin and his wife and four...
King Juan Carlos of Spain Daniel Ochoa de Olza Outrage in Spain over what was seen as King Juan Carlos' extravagant hunting trip to Botswana was so extensive that the king had to issue an apology to the people of his debt-riddled nation. The palace confirmed such an apology was ...
However, the new geopolitical situation created by the Cold War resulted in Spain slowly being accepted into the Western alliance, long before the restoration of democracy in the country in 1975.Spain after the Second World WarIt is impossible to underestimate the level of destruction of the ...
This dissertation examines the governorship of Juan Bautista de Anza in New Mexico between 1778 and 1788. The work investigates two basic themes. First, the colony under Anza is studied with regard to Spain's Bourbon reform plan of the eighteenth century. In this context, the dissertation ...
Family of King Carlos IV of Spain in 1802; Credit – Wikipedia Ferdinand was educated by a priest, Father Felipe Riaza Scío, a teacher and translator, who became Bishop of Segovia in 1895. While growing up, Ferdinand was denied any participation in government affairs by his parents and his...
For his part, King Felipe VI said this year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the 40th anniversary of the first visit to China by former King Juan Carlos I.Spain values the friendly exchanges and cooperation with China, he ...